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Quick Chicken and Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce #WeekdaySupper

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Quick Chicken & Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce #WeekdaySupperWhip up Quick Chicken & Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce for Weekday Supper in less than 20 minutes from start to finish. Take one-pot meals to a new level with this Sheet Pan Suppers recipe. 

I have a confession. I am obsessed with cookbooks. My family would probably call me a cookbook hoarder. I am one of those people incapable of walking by a cookbook without picking it up and looking over the recipes. I immediately start to calculate which recipe I would like to try first. Which recipe would please all four of my children?

Cookbooks speak to me when I hold them and flip from page to page. I have my favorites and they are kept on the shelf in my kitchen. Those are the ones that have notes on the pages of the recipes that I have tried over the years. Many times, I make substitutions in ingredients to please my family. The pages have stains from ingredients that have spilled on them while preparing the recipes. I am not a neat cook. One look at my cookbooks and you know they are loved. All of my other cookbooks are kept in a large bookcase in my office. Those are the ones I turn to when I am looking for inspiration or a special recipe for a special dinner.

Every once in a while, one of those cookbooks makes its way from the office onto the shelf in the kitchen. For some reason, it grabs my attention and I realize that I want to keep it in the kitchen because the recipes are those that I know my family will enjoy. When I opened “Sheet Pan Suppers” by Molly Gilbert, it immediately spoke to me. I knew that this would be one of the cookbooks that would be hanging out in my kitchen. These recipes are the kind that my family would enjoy. And for us, Sheet-Pan Suppers means less clean-up time. My kids, the dish washers of our house, are secretly thanking Molly for her brilliant idea of bringing an amazing meal together in one sheet pan.

“Sheet Pan Suppers” is perfect for the busy household that needs delicious and nutritious meals around the family table with little preparation. I love that throughout the book, substitutions are encouraged. Every mother with a large family to feed will tell you that versatility is the key to a happy family meal. The best tip ever – line the sheet pan with parchment paper or foil rather than a spray. Clean-up is so much easier. My kids think Molly is a genius. While I think versatility and nutrition is important to a happy meal, they will vote for easy clean-up every time.

Quick Chicken & Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce #WeekdaySupperThe first recipe that spoke to me was the Quick Chicken & Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce. I couldn’t wait to try this with my family because it was not a typical dish that I would prepare. I was so intrigued by the Spicy Peanut Sauce and the fact that an entire meal would be broiled in 12 minutes. As it turns out, this recipe is a favorite of Molly’s. During her recent interview with Janet Keeler, Sunday Supper Movement Editorial Director, she shares “I make the chicken with peanut sauce a lot and the fancy tuna melt is a popular one in my house. It was fun to take dishes you don’t normally think of cooking on sheet pan, like chicken Parmesan, ratatouille and fajitas.” I actually tried the Chicken with Spicy Peanut Sauce two ways, with broccoli and with green beans. There are a two members of this household that are not very fond of broccoli. The recipe was a huge hit both ways and having that versatility kept everyone happy.

Get inspired with additional recipes on our Sheet Pan Suppers Pinterest Board. In case you don’t win this cookbook during my giveaway, you may want to purchase this cookbook for your family by clicking here.  You can also get to know Molly Gilbert by following her on social media: Facebook – Twitter –  Instagram – Pinterest or better yet, check out her blog, Dunk and Crumble. You will love it.

Quick Chicken & Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce
 
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Even better than one pan chicken, one sheet pan quick chicken and baby broccoli with spicy peanut sauce is so easy to make and packed with flavor. Recipe copyright © Molly Gilbert 2014. Used with permission from Workman Publishing Company.
Ingredients
  • Cooking spray (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 bunches broccolini (1 pound total)
  • 4 to 6 thin-cut boneless, skinless chicken breasts or cutlets (1 to 1½ pounds total)
Instructions
  1. Place a rack 4 inches from the heat source; preheat broiler. Line a sheet pan with foil.
  2. Whisk together brown sugar, peanut butter, sesame oil, soy sauce, sriracha, vinegar, water and lime juice in a medium bowl until smooth. Set aside ¼ cup of the peanut sauce for serving.
  3. Brush broccolini and chicken with remaining sauce to coat, and arrange in a single layer on prepared pan. Broil until the chicken is just cooked through, the broccolini is well charred, and the sauce is bubbly and deeply browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Watch closely to prevent burning and flip chicken halfway through.
  4. Serve the chicken and broccolini hot from the oven with the reserved dipping sauce alongside.

This Weekday Supper Meal is as easy as one – two – three!
Quick Chicken and Broccoli with spicy peanut sauce And now for the giveaway. One lucky winner will be randomly chosen to win a copy of Sheet Pan Suppers by sharing in the comments below, your favorite sheet pan meal to prepare.  This giveaway is for only United States residents with a US mailing address. Winner will be announced on May 12, 2015.

You are going to love the Sheet Pan Recipes that the Sunday Supper Tastemakers are sharing this week.

Monday – Quick Chicken and Baby Broccoli with Spicy Peanut Sauce by Family Foodie
Tuesday – Classic Roast Chicken with Mustardy Potatoes by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Wednesday – Fajita Flank Steak with Peppers & Onion by I’m Not the Nanny
Thursday – Herbed Goat Cheese & Zucchini Tart by Magnolia Days
Friday – Broiled Steak & Asparagus with Feta Cream Sauce by Daily Dish Recipes

This post is sponsored by Workman Publishing Company in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own.

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  4. Oh my gosh, this looks amazing! I’d love to win a copy of this book! I think it’s a requirement as a “foodie” to love cookbooks, don’t you think? I know I love them!

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  7. Wow! So easy and so delicious. Thanks for sharing with us. It’s on “da list”, haha.
    Oh and my favorite sheet pan recipe is the Herbed Goat Cheese and Zucchini Tart.

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  12. I make pork chops or steaks sometimes in a sheet pan but never thought to make a whole meal on one sheet pan – love it! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  14. This is a fantastic idea. I’m all for healthy meals and obsessively use my half sheets as much as possible! It’d be so handy to wrap and take a sheet pan out to the field during harvest. Genius work, and the photos are divine! One lucky person will be fortunate to end up with this book!

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  17. sheet pan cooking…. I get!!!! Crock pots? Not so much. Pressure Cookers? Well I think you may remember a comment a while back about how I hide behind the door? They scare me LOL This would be a “fingertips” book for me too. Nicely done

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  18. I need to try all these recipes! I am burned out from years of cooking for my big family. I’m still cooking daily meals for family and I need new ideas. I’m sure my hungry family hopes I win this cookbook! 🙂

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  19. My fave no-brainer sheet pan meal is roasted vegetables and sausages, but it takes longer than 12 minutes! I am most definitely going to try this version!

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  23. I do not like broccoli but I think I will try this chicken and broccoli with spicy peanut sauce. It looks good and sounds better. Would love to see the other meals are in this cook book. I really like the concept of a sheet pan meal.

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  24. Oooh that spicy peanut sauce looks to die for!!Such an easy and delicious looking recipe, perfect for our Weeknight supper!!

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  25. I don’t think I’ve ever done a complete meal on a sheet pan. This chicken recipe looks AWESOME though. Thanks for the recipe & contest

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  27. Isabel,
    This looks amazing. I first heard about sheet pan meals when I read Aimée’s asparagus, bacon and egg meal. The idea was brilliant then as now. I’m curious to try this on the grill–so I can keep my kitchen cool this summer.
    Thanks!

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